Sociologist

I was a teacher in Santiago de Chile. Learning Spanish is easiest if you practice.
The conversation about specific themes helps to improve the vocabulary.

Learning with a native speaker teacher who knows cultural issues about the language but also about the humor, the history, the politics will definitely be better.
In my experience living in different Latinoamerican con cities, I learned the richness of the differences between for example Chile, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
The power of the food and the love for the music.